I have so many things to ramble on about; I probably have a dozen posts started. That is something you should know about me. I’m random. Really random. I’m not sure how this blog will take shape (“take shape” is a pretty code phrase for “be organized”), but I’m going to keep on writing.

Today, I must tell you about Azure Standard because I don’t want to wait any longer. You need to know. Right now. It would be wrong for me to keep this secret for one more minute.

Azure sells quality bulk, natural, and organic foods through a co-op system. They have recently expanded their routes and now deliver to the Midwest! If you want to know if they have a route in your state, give them a call. If you want to browse the website to check out products & prices, sign up for an account.

Here are some pictures of my first order. Why would a woman take pictures of her Azure Standard order? She is either crazy or starting a food blog. Or maybe both.

Azure would never knowingly carry a product that’s been commercially sprayed with poison (pesticides, herbicides, or any other cides). This is good news for those of us who want to eat organic berries and nuts but can’t manipulate the budget to pay the price for organic. Some of the farms supplying Azure may spray around the edges of the crop before the plant or fruit emerges. This isn’t ideal, but it is a better option than most of the nuts and berries I find in the grocery store (which have been commercially sprayed). Azure also carries transitional products from farms that are in process of becoming certified organic. The transitional products are basically organic, but you get them at a lower cost because the farm doesn’t have the organic stamp (yet).

I’ll be placing my second order with Azure next week. And I’m excited about it! Excited enough to take pictures when it comes in? Yes.

8 Responses to “Azure Standard (first order!)”

This is great! I’ve been shopping the catalog. I wanna place an order so bad but I haven’t yet. Isn’t it great that they are finally coming to our neck of the woods? I looked into ordering from them about a year ago and we weren’t on the route. It looks like you really scored!Kyla recently posted..All About Reading Pre-1

Oh my! I’m so jealous of your raw cheese:-) I can’t believe you can purchase it for $7.00/lb. Those are some crazy good prices! Just wondering…….what are you going to do with 20lb of apples? Will you be able to store or are you planning to can?

I agree with Molly~you are one of my favorite homeschool bloggers! I love your creativity and sweet personality that show in every post.

We ate the 20 lbs. of apples; they lasted exactly 2 weeks! My kids are allowed to grab apples as they wish (for snacks). If they waste one (decide they don’t want to eat the entire thing), they have to pay me $1!

This month, I’m hoping to order Fuji apples. If I have too many (which I doubt will happen), I’m going to try a new recipe for “big slice” applesauce. It looks so good. Yes, I will can that. I have a hot water bath canner, so I can do apple products and tomato products. However, I’m not anticipating having any left to can. I’ll probably order really HUGE batches of apples in the fall from Azure and can some of those for winter treats.